I’m Andrea—a writer, editor and educator based in San Francisco’s East Bay.

I’m an Editor for Brevity Blog—the place to discuss issues related to the writing of literary nonfiction and Co-Founder of Diablo Writers’ Workshop where I taught and supported a vibrant writing community for eight, great years. With an essay collection in the works, I’m devoting more time to my own writing, but I still teach cnf, essay and how to submit to lit mags on a variety of platforms and provide editorial services working with writers one-on-one.

I offer a free co-working session called Submit It Now! with the folks at Chill Subs on the first Wednesday of each month. The next session is October 7, 2026. Learn more and register here.

That’s me in a paragraph—dig into the website for more details.

Things I Love:

• Personal essays! Which I write about on my Substack: Everything Essay!

• Swimming. Hiking. Baking Bread. My Cat. East Bay hills. Sunflowers.